REFLECTION ON SPORT

What have sports contributed to your life?

What are you hoping that your child will take from her or his sports experiences?

Should Catholic sponsored sport programs be distinct?

OVERVIEW

Research-based Connecting the Athletic Department Mission

with the School Vision The Champion Message:

Play… Like a Champion… Today!

CHAMPION PARENTS

Do you enable or empower your child?

HIGH SCHOOL SPORT CULTURE:

CAUSES FOR CONCERN Professionalization Over-emphasis on winning Excessive pressure from coaches and

parents Increasing incidents of sports “rage” Steroid/drug and alcohol use Team hazing/bullying Increased burn out Cheating

PROFILE OF A CHAMPION

TEAMWORKDESIRE TO WIN THE RIGHT WAY

PERSISTENCE & DETERMINATION

EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE & CHARACTER

THE GROW APPROACH

GROWGROW

WINNING

RELATIONSHIPS

GOALS OWNERSHIP

GROWTH & THE CARDINAL VIRTUES

“While playing sports, Christians also

find help in developing the cardinal

virtues – fortitude, temperance,prudence, and justice.”

Pope John Paul II

Goals - Fortitude Relationships - Justice Ownership - Prudence Winning - Temperance

GROW—GOALS Champions set challenging goals forthemselves and strive to achieve themWith of their ability.

Suggestion: As parents, help yourathletes to set goals and to

achieve their personal best.

GROW - RELATIONSHIPSChampions foster

healthyrelationships with theirteammates, opponents,referees, and coaches.

Suggestion: As parents,love your childrenunconditionally andprovide positive

examplesby creating healthyrelationships of your

own.

GROW - OWNERSHIPChampions take

responsibleownership of their gamesand lead responsibly.

The Path to Leadership:Ownership Care Responsibility

Leadership

CHAMPION SPORT PARENTING

“The right and duty ofparents to educate

their children are

primordialand inalienable.”

Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1653

COMMON PITFALLS

1. Stardom or Bust!

2. Living Through Children/ Excess Pressure

3. Instilling Guilt

DEVELOPING YOUR CHAMPION

Recognize each child’s gifts.

Challenge your child to try new things and get better.

DEVELOPING YOUR CHAMPION

Put winning and losing in perspective.

Offer positive and specific feedback.

Positive Statement

CorrectiveFeedback

Positive Statement

DEVELOPING YOUR CHAMPION

Send positive non-verbal messages

Praise effort and sportsmanship

Encourage discovery

GAME DAY BEHAVIOR

What do you think is the strongest predictor

of poor sports behavior?

PARENTS!

GUIDELINES FOR SIDELINES

Coaching from the sidelinesCheering when the opponent

makes a mistakeNegatively reacting to an

official’s callCheering when a player

injures an opponentCheering to intimidate at an

important point in the gameTaunting or making

disparaging remarks to an opponent

TOXIC SIDELINE BEHAVIORS POSITIVE SIDELINE BEHAVIORSMaking encouraging positive

statements rather than commands

Cheering for good plays by both teams during the game

Treating the official with courtesy and respect

Congratulating an opponent on a good play

Being a gracious host at home games and a respectful visitor at away matches

Complimenting the other team despite the outcome of the game“Parents have the grave responsibility to give good example to their

children.” Catechism of the Catholic Church (2223)

CHAMPION COMMITTEE√ To create parent accountability.

√ To establish new norms for hospitable parent behavior.

√ To support all participants in sport.

√ To challenge those who display toxic behaviors.

UPHOLDING THE IDEALS OF THE PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION TODAY®

PROGRAM

REFLECT BACK…

How can we find God present through

our children’s sporting

experience?

How can we as parents connect

our school mission with our child’s athletic career?

Parent Like a Champion at PVI

• Parents who empower:Ruth Ann LoboDebbie PhelpsPat Summit

• Our kids want us to listen to their problems….not solve them

• The only way someone will be great at anything is if they want to be themselves

PARENT TAKEAWAYS

• Place your child’s wishes before your own• Let your athletes learn at their own pace-a

setback is just a setup for a comeback• Emphasize academics:$1billion in athletic

scholarships-$22 billion in academic• Avoid early specialization• Let your kids decide• Anything worth doing is worth doing well

Parent Rights

• Do your homework with AAU coaches and/or camps

• Let coaches coach-#1 reason good coaches leave is over-involved, over-indulgent parents

• On matters of playing time and strategy, stay out

• On matters of health and ethics, you are within your rights

CHAMPION PARENTS

• As parents, our job is to be our kid’s biggest fan. If she is the best player, it doesn’t mean we are a good parent..if she rarely plays, we aren’t a bad parent. It is not about US at all.

• FINALLY: you are perfectly entitled to THINK what you want just remember, don’t SAY it.

TO PUT IT SIMPLY…

PARENT & PLAY…

LIKE A CHAMPION…

TODAY!

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